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Very common practice in the Russian community here in the states. However, all we usually do is just repackage and dump it off at the local post office in the town we are going to. Unless it is the same town nobody goes out of their way to hand deliver. And we usually get the stuff from locals, here on VJ we'd have to mail stuff domestically first. I don't know who to trust more, random people online or the Russian postal service?!

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Very common practice in the Russian community here in the states. However, all we usually do is just repackage and dump it off at the local post office in the town we are going to. Unless it is the same town nobody goes out of their way to hand deliver. And we usually get the stuff from locals, here on VJ we'd have to mail stuff domestically first. I don't know who to trust more, random people online or the Russian postal service?!

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Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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We are waiting for the packet from the embassy. Does the embassy just send it "regular mail"? My fiance lives in Moscow, and the NVC said they mailed the package on the 20th, so it should have been to him in a day or two...Any ideas? If it's lost should we write them? Or should we just use the embassy website? Do they have ALL the recquired forms there?

Участник Русского Форума

03/2003: Met Online

12/2003: I went to Moscow as an exchange student, we met in person.

20/09/2006: Sergey proposes to me!

21/02/2007: I-129F Package mailed from Wroclaw, Poland to California Service Center

28/02/2007: NOA1 issued

22/5/2007:Approved!!!!!!!!!

04/06/2007:NVC received case

11/06/2007:Left NVC for Moscow

23/08/2007: INTERVIEW, APPROVED :)

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Hello,

As an update, I sent a 7lb box to Elena by DHL and delivery took 6 days... :)

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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$$$$???????

Met Dec. 4 2006

1st visit to Russia - Jan. 23-30.

Engaged Jan. 24

CSC recieved and pending - NOA1 March 1

Touched- March 9 - recieved NOA1 hard copy in mail.

2nd visit - March 12 -27

Touched - May 23 (pleeeeeeeeeeeease)

APPROVED MAY 22 (On 5/25 I did the RFE trick and the CSC said it was approved 5/22. The dufus at USCIS was completely positive they were only working on Nov. 2006 petitions)

May 30th- Petition leaves CSC for NVC.

3rd visit - May 31 - August 31 ( If all goes well she will come home with me!!!)

Left NVC June 11th (I called everyday since 5/30 and they never recieved it??? Then on 6/13 I called and it was not only recieved but already sent to the embassy 6/11?? 

INTERVIEW 8/22

July 3rd-Recieved Packet

8/22 Interview was a sucess!!!

8/31 We arrive at JFK. Problem free entry.

10/26 Married!

1/15/08 Sent I-485

2/26 NOA

3/21 Biometrics Appointment

3/29 Received EAD Card

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$$$$???????

oh sorry,...$205 :(

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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We are waiting for the packet from the embassy. Does the embassy just send it "regular mail"? My fiance lives in Moscow, and the NVC said they mailed the package on the 20th, so it should have been to him in a day or two...Any ideas? If it's lost should we write them? Or should we just use the embassy website? Do they have ALL the recquired forms there?

It usually takes about 29 years to get to their house. OK, more like two weeks, but it seems like it takes extra long. They send it through the Post system, so maybe that's why it takes a while. It's bigger than a letter, after all!

Patience! He'll get it soon. If he doesn't have it within a week or so, I'd say you should contact the embassy by phone and ask where it is.

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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I sent a 7lb box to Elena by DHL and delivery took 6 days... :)
$205 :(
You know what is really crazy about this rate?

Back in February, Aeroflot offered round trip airfaire from February to April from Los Angeles to Moscow for $598 with tax. If you send one or two more packages, it almost makes it more cost efficient to personally deliver!

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I sent a 7lb box to Elena by DHL and delivery took 6 days... :)
$205 :(
You know what is really crazy about this rate?

Back in February, Aeroflot offered round trip airfaire from February to April from Los Angeles to Moscow for $598 with tax. If you send one or two more packages, it almost makes it more cost efficient to personally deliver!

:( :(

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Russia
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You know what is really crazy about this rate?

Back in February, Aeroflot offered round trip airfaire from February to April from Los Angeles to Moscow for $598 with tax. If you send one or two more packages, it almost makes it more cost efficient to personally deliver!

The 2+ days of travel is more expensive than a few hundred bucks for many of us. Back before overnight mail (and electronic networks), it wasn't uncommon to pay couriers to fly money/checks/papers around the country.

I'll look into how much a next-day courier costs from NY to Moscow.

2004-08-23: Met in Chicago

2005-10-19: K-1 Interview, Moscow (approved)

2007-02-23: Biometrics

2007-04-11: AOS Interview (Approved)

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